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Vane glore, n. Also: van(e)-, wan(e)-, vain(e)-, vayn(e)-, wayne-, waynne- and -glor(e, -gloir, -glorie, -glory. [ME and e.m.E. waynglori (Cursor M.), vayn glory (c1340), vayneglorie (Trevisa), vainglory (1585), OF vaine glorie, med. L. vana gloria.] Empty or worthless glory, unjustified pride. b. As the name of an allegorical character.(a) a1400 Leg. S. xxiv 271.
He Parfyt was in humylyte & fled wane glore 1456 Hay II 40/25.
Na vane glorius squyare suld be na knycht, for vane glore tynis the meritis of all gude vertues a1500 Henr. Fab. 612.
Thir twa sinnis, flatterie and vaneglore [H. vane gloir, Bann. vaine glore] 1533 Gau 87/27.
Keip ws fra al spiritual hienes and fra al vane gloir c1552 Lynd. Mon. 4637.
Sen Peter and Paull vaine glore refusit, With popis quhy sulde sic glore be vsit? 1562-3 Winȝet I 59/34.
I hoip … he sal, be Godis grace, præfer the knavin veritie and His saluatioun to all wane gloir or plesuir of man 1602 Colville Paraenese 148.
Heady hoit felouis hauing thair hart and harnes inflammit with the fyir … of vanegloir(b) c1420 Wynt. iv 2610 (C).
Til vsurpe til hym that nayme It war bot wayne glore [W. vainglore] or defame 1456 Hay I 46/30.
Vayn glore 1456 Hay I 84/26.
Vayne glore a1500 Henr. Fab. 474 (Bann.).
The cok … Thus inflate with the wind of fals vaine gloir a1500 Henr. Fab. 612 (see (a) above). c1500-c1512 Dunb. (OUP) 178/5 (M) (see (d) below). c1500-c1512 Dunb. (OUP) 19/118 (M) (see (c) below). 1513 Doug. vi xiv 22.
Vaynglor and favour of pepill desiris he c1520-c1535 Nisbet III 352.
Waynne glore 1528 Lynd. Dreme 226.
Vaine glore a1561 Q. Kennedy Breif Tract. (ed.) 146/12.
The pestilent preacheouris puft vp with vayne glore(c) c1460 Thewis Gud Women 44.
To schaw hire proud at men may see Is pryd, wanglore and vanite c1500-c1512 Dunb. (OUP) 19/118.
I have synnit in … fals vanglore [M. vaingloir] and deidis necligent(d) 1456 Hay II 82/17.
Vane glorie c1500-c1512 Dunb. (OUP) 178/5.
Our plesance heir is all vane glory [M. vayn glorie], This fals warld is bot transitoryb. a1500 K. Hart 30.
Gentrice, Fredome, Price previe espy, Wantwyt, Vanegloir, Prodigalitie … Thir war the inwarde ythand seruitouris Quhilk gouernouris war this nobill king